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Where's Pete (1986)

Where's Pete poster
Directed by
Jim Purdy
Country
Canada
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple mourns their teenage son who died in a car accident. The film shows them dealing with their loss.

melancholicsomberquietintimategrief-strickenreflectiveslow-paced

What happens

Where's Pete is a Canadian drama short film, directed by Jim Purdy and released in 1986. The film stars Heath Lamberts and Nancy Beatty as parents grieving the recent death of their teenage son Pete (Yannick Bisson) in a car accident. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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